Package-tie.



L. A. STROM.

999x999 TIE. APPLIOATIQH. FILED APB. 7, 1908.

914,614. Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

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LUDWIG A. STROM, OF WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of.' Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed April 7, 1908. Serial No. 425,754.

To all whomy it may concern:

Be it known that l, LUDWIG A. Srnoir, citizen of the United States,residing at Vebster', in the county of Day and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Package-Ties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements inpackage ties, and the invention has for its object a simple, durable andefficient construction of device designed particularly as a holder forbundles of papers or the like, to take the place of cord that is soliable to break, or the rubber bands that are so liable to deteriorateand lose their resiliency.

rThe invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements andcombinations of the parts that i shall hereinafter fully describe andclaim.

E or a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure i is a perspective view tie embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is anend elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of theclips detached. Eig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 2-2 ofFig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the ends of the tie.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

My improved paper or bundle holder comprises a band or split ring lformed of a spring steel ribbon, of any desired size as to of a packagewidth or length, the ends of said band overlapping. Each end has a clip2 secured to it, said clips embracing the overlapping portions of theband, which slide freely therethrough, so that, as is evident, the bandmay be increased or decreased in size, as desired. ln the preferredconstruction, the clips 2 are formed with tongues 3 that are bentoutwardly from the metal of which the clips are formed and that arepreferably split and passed through slots 4 in the ends of the band towhich they are attached, the tongues being split and clenched inopposite directions, as shown.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple andadjustable resi ient ackage tie which will obviate the disa vantageousfeature incident to cords and rubber bands when used for holding abundle of papers or the like.

LUDWIG A. STROM.

Witnesses:

O. A. GHrLsoN, J. ALLEY.

